President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive for the Nobel Peace prize award ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo.
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President Barack Obama delivers his Nobel lecture at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at City Hall in Oslo.
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President Barack Obama delivers his Nobel speech after receiving the award in the Oslo City Hall. In his acceptance speech he said his accomplishments were slight compared with some previous laureates.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate President Barack Obama poses with his medal and certificate as Norwegian Nobel Committee Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland stands with him in Oslo Hall. Obama accepted the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, acknowledging the controversy over the choice of a wartime president and saying he reserved the right to take action to protect the United States.
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First lady Michelle Obama applauds after the Nobel lecture of her husband President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.
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President Barack Obama holds his Nobel Prize during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at City Hall in Oslo.
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Will Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, and daughter, attend the ceremony as President Barack Obama receives the Nobel Peace Prize in the Main Hall of Oslo City Hall in Norway.
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President Barack Obama takes a peek at his medal during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at City Hall in Oslo. President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama faces a tricky task of reconciling the revered honor with his decision just last week to send 30,000 troops to escalate the war in Afghanistan, a move which tripled the US force there since he took office.
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